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In Honor of International Women’s Day, We Celebrate Women as Leaders : The Citi Foundation and Women’s World Banking team up to expand the Women in Leadership Program
The Citi Foundation and Women’s World Banking have joined together to increase the number of women leaders trained through the Women in Leadership Program. This year, we will focus on 40 high-potential leaders in South Asia and the Middle East/North Africa.
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- microfinance
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“The Female Sanitary Revolution”: Disruptive innovations break taboos to promote women’s health
Every 28 days across the globe, half the world’s population menstruates. This presents a major challenge for millions of girls and women in BoP countries who can’t afford sanitary napkins. Cheaper alternatives like newspaper or rags are ineffective and unhygienic, often leading to health risks and absences at school or work. Fortunately, new innovations promise to lower prices and revolutionize female sanitation at the BoP.
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- Health Care
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Rising Entrepreneurs: New research on reversing underinvestment in women-led Business in Latin America
An innovative research study that analyzes the underlying problems of underinvestment in women-led enterprise led by Value for Women, in partnership with the Aspen Development Network, Cherie Blair Foundation and ING. The research, set for publication in April, is motivated by the fact that in Latin America there are significantly less fewer women entrepreneurs than men.
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February’s ‘NextBillies’ : The most-read, most shared posts for February
Welcome once again to the “NextBillies,” our monthly awards recognizing the most-read and most-discussed posts on NextBillion from the previous month. Unfortunately, we have no trophies, no Oscar-like awards to hand out, and no black tie optional gala. On the upside, we offer something far superior to our winners: Deep and abiding appreciation for their efforts. And isn’t that better than some chintzy trophy or glitzy after-party?
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A STRYDE Forward for Youth: Creating opportunities in rural East Africa
Africa will add 122 million people to its labor force between 2010 and 2020. The Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) program, a partnership between TechnoServe and The MasterCard Foundation, provides training, mentoring and building self esteem for young workers entering a difficult economy.
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Vive la France!: Has UNITAID unlocked the secret to sustainable foreign aid?
As countries struggle with deficits and debt, foreign aid often ends up on the chopping block. In response, UNITAID has developed an innovative model that raises funds for development aid from micro-taxes on business activity. It uses those funds - and market-based interventions - to increase BoP countries’ access to essential drugs and diagnostics. In this interview, UNITAID Chair Philippe Douste-Blazy discusses the organization’s funding and drug accessibility innovations.
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- Health Care
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How Multinationals Can Tap Into ‘Conscious Innovation’: Interview With Brazil Innovator Lourenço Bustani on the New Way of Doing Business
Lourenço Bustani is a Brazilian innovator who decided to show the private market that it is possible to be prosperous without abdicating the most important human values. He founded Mandalah, an organization that helps corporations redefine their roles in society. Some of his customers are household names, from General Motors to Nike to Whirlpool, and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio.
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- Social Enterprise
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When Vaccines Can’t Help: How Supply Chain Failures Undermine Vaccine Advancements – And What’s Being Done About It
Breakthroughs in vaccine technology are revolutionizing disease prevention. But complex new vaccines can require over twice the refrigeration and transport capacity of traditional vaccines, and can cost up to 50 times more. BoP countries can’t afford to waste these new vaccines, but their supply and logistic systems make waste inevitable. Solutions exist, but only if we bring new thinking to supply chain management.
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